Estudo de saúde de bombeiros mostra risco aumentado para asma, mas não apra outros distúrbios obstrutivos
Danish firefighter study shows increased risk of asthma
A Danish study of 11,968 male firefighters, has found that full-time firefighters are at a significantly increased risk of asthma, but not chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Those affected suffered an onset of asthma symptoms after both long or heavy short-term exposure to hazardous fire emissions of irritative and possibly allergenic particulates. Short-term exposure to smoke, heat and excessive physical exhaustion, exacerbated existing asthma.
According to the Danish Cancer Society and Bispebjerg University Hospital researchers, modern firefighting breathing apparatuses protect firefighters from hazardous chemicals, but physical demands and heat can still provoke bronchoconstriction in those with respiratory susceptibilities. "
Read more: Julie Elbæk Pedersen, et al, Risk of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a large historical cohort of Danish firefighters. [Abstract] Occupational and Environmental Medicine, online first October 2018, doi: 10.1136/oemed-2018-105234. Source: OHS Alert
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